Customer Ratings & Reviews

Easy set up. Works great in my mother's assisted living facility. Can communicate with her and the staff. Also great with history and time stamps to bust them when they don't check in her.

As a longtime Google Home/Nest/Assistant user I am always keen to ensure compatibility between my smart home devices and my Google Home setup, which includes speakers, displays and now two smart camera devices. After a very pleasant experience with Google's new Nest Doorbell (battery) I jumped at the chance to try the new Nest Cam (indoor, wired, 2nd gen). While I have two indoor cameras from another brand already, and both are compatible with Google/Nest, I have been a little disappointed in the performance of the app associated with those cameras -- so it was time to try Google's offering. The new wired indoor Nest Cam is a dead ringer for the wireless indoor/outdoor Nest Cam (battery), just with a long USB power cable attached. In what seems to be typical fashion for newer Google/Nest devices, the cam arrived in slickly-packaged box with minimal packaging materials and minimal single-use plastic, which I always appreciate. The cam feels hefty, with a weighted base, stiff metal arm and thick power cord, all of which impart a sense of quality. The cam can either sit on its base (the bottom of which is covered in nonskid rubber) or be mounted on a wall by detaching the aforementioned rubber bottom and anchoring it to a wall or ceiling with the included hardware. Cleverly, the power cord can route through a cutout in the base so it can run straight down the wall, rather than around the base. This allows for a neat installation which I always appreciate. The long power cord terminates in a standard USB-A head which plugs into the included small, circular wall adapter. The Nest Cam requires the Google Home app, which walks you though the simple setup process step-by-step. After a quick software update the cam was up and running, with video viewable from the Google Home app on my phone and tablet and by asking the Google Assistant to "show me the living room" on my Google Nest Hub. My main attraction to this camera in particular was the first-party integration with the Google Home ecosystem, especially Google's intelligent on-device image processing and the Home app's Home/Away routine. By adding this Nest Cam to my Home and Away routines during setup the camera is only on and active when the app detects I am away from home, so I'm not bombarded with notifications every time I walk through the living room. Even better, the camera turns off when I arrive Home, so I don't worry as much about privacy. Like my Nest Doorbell (battery), the Nest Cam can recognize people and animals and notify me when either are spotted -- my primary motivation for having wifi cameras at all is to keep an eye on my kitten when I'm gone. Two-way audio works as expected and allows me to talk to the cat or question an intruder should one pop up. Notifications have worked well so far, with the Google Home app quickly and reliably notifying me when my cat walked through the frame. Audio and video quality are perfectly fine, if not outstanding. The feed from this Nest Cam is only 1080p HD, like my battery-powered Nest Doorbell; my non-Google wifi cams offer 2K resolution, which is noticeably crisper. Sure, I'd appreciate higher resolution, especially in a non-budget-priced camera, but for my use a 1080p stream is perfectly acceptable. The lower data impact means the stream can load faster and stream more clearly when I'm out and about, which is really the only time I access video footage. Like other new Google Nest products this cam includes intelligent alerts and 3 hours of event history for free; familiar face detection and 30 or 60 days of event video history require a Nest Aware subscription. Now that I have multiple devices (doorbell, camera, Nest hub) on my Google account a basic Nest Aware subscription really becomes a bargain, adding these features as well as smoke alarm/CO alarm/glass breaking monitoring via my connected devices. This is a pretty hefty value for the monthly subscription price considering one Nest Aware subscription covers all connected devices -- unlike some competitors that charge a separate fee per enrolled device. Overall, I'm very pleased with this latest Nest Cam. While on the pricier side, the ability to control the camera with my existing Home/Away routines is a huge boon for me, as well as being able to see all video streams natively in the Google Home app. Add in familiar face detection and month's worth of event video history and I'm sold on the price point of this camera. As with my Nest Doorbell (battery), my only real complaint is the sometimes-unreliable Google Home app. If you've used it, you know it's a bit of a mess of menus, options and buttons, and it does occasionally miss when I leave or return home (therefore the associated routine doesn't run automatically). Hopefully Google will continue to refine and improve the Home app, especially as they continue to add new Nest products to their lineup.

I do like that it integrates into the Google Home app, as I use other Google devices, such as the Google Wifi. The camera so far is good. Simple setup, and great features. I like the facial awareness, so you can only get notified when others aren't apart of your household are there. I do wish I could use it outdoors, but I guess I'll have to get the battery version instead. Overall, I can recommend this to Google users that do not use other camera systems, or other ecosystems. I like it, and will most likely buy the battery powered version instead of the wired models.

Really dig the Nest family of cameras as they're easy to setup and just plain work great. I have a Nest doorbell cam and really like the way it works and integrated with Google Home. This indoor cam has great build quality and works great alongside my other indoor cameras. What I found odd was that, even though this is a Nest product, it doesn't work with the Nest app. It will work with the Google Home app which is how you setup this camera however it's not all that intuitive to have a separate app for my doorbell and then another for this camera. You can easily view both cameras in the Google Home app so I'm not sure if the Nest app is going away or what. Not a huge thing but just something weird about this camera. The setup time for this camera took all of about 10 minutes. I spent more time waiting for this to setup than actually setting it up. I have it mounted on the stand for now however, I'm probably going to wall mount it and replace an older indoor camera I have. You get 3 hours free recording on this camera so you don't have to sigh up for any subscription or service to view videos. There are plans where you can get more recording time however, for my needs, I didn't think this was necessary. When away, I'm easily able to view the camera live whenever I need to. Some of the other indoor cameras I have always seem to have an issue connecting through my app so this one seems to work a lot better/quicker than those (yay) That said, I'm really liking this camera both for its ease of use and setup.

This is a great little indoor camera that was very easy to set up. Upoj opening the box, the camera is diminutive and cute. I was impressed with the length of the cord. This is an area where lots of companies skimp, but there is plenty to get to an outlet. If you already have products set up in the Google Home app, adding this camera is a breeze. Just had to go into app, add the camera and take a pic of the QR-code. The app does the rest. The picture is clear and the sound works well! You can program it to recognize people and whatnot. We are very pleased with this camera. 5 stars.

This Google camera was super easy to set up and start recording. While it can be wall mounted, I'm just using it sitting on top of a cabinet to monitor a room. The camera is heavy enough and has a non-slip bottom, so it stays in place very well. I had it out of the box, powered up, then added to the Google Home app in about 5 minutes. It comes with a 30-day free trial of the Google Nest Aware service. This gives you 30 days of event history and "familiar/unfamiliar face" alerts. This includes some facial recognition capability for the familiar/strange faces alerts (unless you live in Illinois where this service is apparently not allowed.) The service costs $60/year if you want to continue. You can also get a "plus" service for $120/year which gives you 10 days of 24/7 video recording in addition. If you don't choose to subscribe, then you get 3 hours of event history and can, of course, view real-time video in the app. You also continue to get some of the "intelligent" alerts that include notifications if it detects people, vehicles, animals, breaking glass, or smoke alarm sounds. The 1080p video quality was excellent. The night vision was also very clear, and better than some of the other cameras I've used in the past. The Google Home app worked seamlessly with the camera and my other existing home automation things (lights, etc.) The video would load quickly with very little delay, which has not always been the case with other camera systems I've used. The camera also apparently has some onboard storage for video recording. If your Wifi or Internet is down, it can record up to an hour's worth of video. Once the network is available again, it will upload the events so you can view them in the app. So, if you powered the camera through a UPS then you'd still be able to record events even if you lost power.

The new wired Google Nest Cam offers really great features for a "cloud" style camera without needing a paid subscription. By including some machine learning processing in the camera itself, Google has made it feasible to have the camera function with reasonably good notifications without needing to process as much data in the cloud. As a result, I found the Nest Cam works really well as an add on to my existing (non Google/nest) home security system for non "security" footage - mainly, checking in to see what my pets do during the day. The animal notifications are really quite good, catching glimpses of my cats darting between sofas, or in window frames pretty far from the camera itself. The quality of the recordings is acceptable - it's 1080p, but there are some compression artifacts and an overall muddy look compared to more traditional home security cameras that I have used in the past. It's good enough to get faces, but I wouldn't rely on it for license plates of moving vehicles or anything like that. Night vision works really well despite the fact that it doesn't appear to shine the IR LEDs quite as brightly as other cameras I've used. As a result, the camera stays pretty discrete at night rather than a giant red ring like some other models. The design of the camera works really well for just sitting on a shelf, and the built in USB power cable is long enough to allow you some freedom in where to place it. Setup was really simple using the Google Home app - note that it does not work in the Nest app, so if you have previous Nest cameras, you will end up having to use both apps. At the tail end of my first week with the camera, I signed up for the free trial of Nest Aware to see whether the familiar face detection or additional recording times are worth paying for, and I'm on the fence. The familiar face detection is really cool and does seem to work pretty well. The 30 days of event availability means you don't have to check the camera right away (or at least, within 3 hours). I'm not sure that I will end up paying for it or not in the long term, but the features themselves do add value, especially if you are going to rely on this as a primary security device rather than a pet spy cam :)

Great little camera. Was easy to set up and the price was right. Works great.

This is the first of this generation camera I have used. I have several of the previous gen and they are great. This one is the same. Setup was a breeze and connect to my account was simple and straight forward. I can’t tell a great gadwall of improvement in the video or audio however did notice some improvement in the connection signal as compared with the previous generation. Bottom line is the just work and continue to work without any intervention- exactly what I want from a camera

The ability to recognize familiar faces as well the option to give notification based on if I'm home or away. There isn't extreme lag with the live video! I love being able to view the video with my Google nest hub by simply asking Google to show me the video. I do feel protected with enough privacy to feel comfortable with going about my day knowing I won't be getting random notifications from every little insignificant movement.

If you ever used old Nest Cams with a legacy app this camera or rather an app is a complete disaster. I mean, some teams should be literally fired from Google for botched rollout. Errors during setup, issues with scrolling through history (yes, I'm paying 12 bucks for Nest Aware, how naive I am right?). Lack of scrolling through history like in old app. Point for a nice hardware, speedy notifications, temporary on-board storage (works if a camera disconnects from wifi), and option to record 24/7. Since I purchased it, I will keep it and hope for the best... and maybe downgrade to 6 bucks plan, since scrolling through history is such a pain.

The biggest plus for this camera is ease of use/setup. Google is getting REALLY good at making easy to use home products. The amount of time it takes to set this thing up is crazy, like placing the camera and getting the angle/direction correct will take longer than getting it attached your Google Home account and wifi! I really like that the Google home app allows you to set what to do when you're home or away, and now the camera turns off when I'm home, and turns on the second I leave! The only cons I have with this device is they obviously want you to get into paying a subscription fee. Since this isn't my only camera, I'm content with watching live video and being able to see recordings for the past 3 hours. The alerts work well, maybe a bit too well, as lighting changes will give me an alert sometimes, which doesn't bug me since I know when/if someone or something walks by I will get notified. The overall picture quality is average, not amazing, but good enough.

This camera is a little bit smaller than older Nest cameras. Despite its smaller size it still packs a good camera. The speaker seems to be a bit better on this unit than previous though still needs work to be clear sound. The app needed to use the camera was easy to download though it took a couple of tries to get them to connect to each other. Turning camera on and off within the app is a bit clunky, it is no longer a simple toggle switch as the old Nest cameras were. Picture is quite clear. Does not work seamlessly with NEST products despite its name. It will not work with the Nest app you have to use the Google Home app and create a Google account if you do not have one already.

The camera is good but ever since Google bought Nest the app has been horrible. You have to always log into your Google accout about everytime you open the app. There are times Im at work and it randomly logs out of the app, then in order to get it to work again I have to log back in but it makes me confirm with a device thats at my house. If you want a camera to look at stuff when you are away from the house I wouldnt recommend this one because most or the time the app will be logged out and you wont be able to see anything.

I have a few exterior cameras, but I set this one up in a room in the back of my house where I dint have exterior cameras. The image quality is super clear and it integrated well with the other security devices that I have set up to use with Google Voice. I chose to use the included stand for use on a shelf, but mounting hardware is included if you wanted to mount it out of reach on a wall. Because I'm using this as a backup to an existing security set up, I set an Activity Zone to only alert me if there's motion at the window. This had greatly cut down on false alarms caused by my dog! I'm also able to set the camera to only notify me when I run away-notifications. There's no need for a subscription service for this camera, as you receive free 3 hour event history. You can purchase two upgraded plans for 30 and 60 day event history, and if you're using this to keep an eye on kids or let's, they may be a good option.

We bought 2 one for my house and one for my daddys we absolutely love these great pic great recording view is great i love the face recognition highly recommend

The camera is terrific but I can’t connect it to the nest app only the Google home app. I think that’s how it’s made. Disappointed! But on the Google home app the video is excellent.

This camera is so easy to set up and took only a few minutes to mount it on the wall for the optimum viewing angle.

I love this product, I placed in family room to monitor my 4 grandkids when I’m upstairs. Able to hear clearly, speak clearly and see them clear

I couldn't be more pleasantly surprised by this home camera. It's a sleek little thing that fits just about anywhere or can easily be mounted. The picture quality is crystal clear and picks up sound so well I can hear sound from other rooms. The night vision is also impressive. I've used it in a few different rooms as a security type camera and also tested it out as an option for a baby monitor. If your child is out of the crib and in their own bed, this is a good option. I probably wouldn't use for a crib monitor. But it works great for a toddler who is getting used to being in their own bed and having a bit more freedom. For the price, this can't be beat as far as features and sound/video quality. I highly recommend giving this camera a try.